Police arrest boy, 17, after pursuit ends in crash

Chula Vista  A 17-year-old boy driving a stolen Volkswagen Passat that may have been racing with another car was arrested by Chula Vista police late Tuesday night after he crashed into a fence and the car overturned.

A police officer spotted the Volkswagen and a Nissan Sentra speeding and driving in tandem on East H Street near Auburn Avenue shortly before midnight. When the officer made a U-turn to try to catch up to them, the two cars sped off, heading north on Otay Lakes Road traveling about 80 mph, said police spokesman Bernard Gonzales.

The driver of the Volkswagen tried to turn east onto Bonita Road but failed to negotiate the turn at the T intersection and crashed through a fence near the golf course. The car flipped over and the teen got out and started to run away but was caught, Gonzales said.

Police contacted the registered owners of the car and were told it was an unreported stolen vehicle.

The boy, who was not injured, was arrested on suspicion of auto theft and taken to Juvenile Hall.

The Nissan sped off when the officer stopped at the crash scene, and that driver has not been located.